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Yankees recalled C Austin Romine from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Romine will provide depth behind the plate while Brian McCann recovers from his concussion. The 25-year-old backstop was slashing .252/.313/.374 with five homers and 30 RBI in 72 games at Triple-A. Sat, Aug 9, 2014 12:03:00 PM

Yankees optioned C Austin Romine to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

A corresponding move was not announced. Romine was only up with the big club for a few days while the Yanks went with three catchers. Wed, Apr 9, 2014 08:24:00 AM

Yankees recalled C Austin Romine from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Romine is expected to provide the Yankees with extra catching depth while Francisco Cervelli shares time at first base with Kelly Johnson, in the wake of Mark Teixeira's injury. No word yet on the corresponding move, but Teixeira to the disabled list is the most likely outcome. Sat, Apr 5, 2014 10:58:00 AM

Yankees optioned C Austin Romine to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

This means that Francisco Cervelli has officially claimed the backup catcher job. There have been rumors that the Yankees could trade from their catcher depth in order to upgrade elsewhere, but Romine remains in the fold for now. Wed, Mar 26, 2014 09:20:00 AM

Romine is expected to provide the Yankees with extra catching depth while Francisco Cervelli shares time at first base with Kelly Johnson, in the wake of Mark Teixeira's injury. No word yet on the corresponding move, but Teixeira to the disabled list is the most likely outcome.

This means that Francisco Cervelli has officially claimed the backup catcher job. There have been rumors that the Yankees could trade from their catcher depth in order to upgrade elsewhere, but Romine remains in the fold for now.

Austin Romine (concussion) was a late scratch from the Yankees' lineup Tuesday.

Romine passed an ImPACT test over the weekend, but he's still feeling some post-concussion symptoms. "He went through his drills and said he felt good," manager Joe Girardi said. "I was under the assumption he was ready to go, but he's not quite ready to go. I should have asked."

Good news. Romine has already ridden an exercise bike and hit in the cage and will also attempt to take limited batting practice Friday. Depending upon how he feels, a return this weekend could be a possibility.

Austin Romine (concussion) said Thursday that he feels "much better" than he did two days ago.

Romine was diagnosed with a concussion after he was hit in the face with a foul tip on Tuesday night. While there has been some improvement, he is still having some issues and will need to pass concussion tests before being cleared to return to the lineup. Chris Stewart and J.R. Murphy will share catching duties for now.

Romine was injured when he took a foul ball off the mask Tuesday. "He's not going to be on the field today for pregame," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Wednesday. "I will not use him [Wednesday]. We'll see where he's at in a couple of days."

Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after Tuesday's game that Austin Romine is likely dealing with a concussion.

The catcher suffered the concussion during the win over the Orioles. Concussions are always difficult to gauge, but getting one at this point in the year certainly has the potential to be a season-ender.

Austin Romine went 1-for-3 in New York's 8-4 loss to the Angels on Thursday.

Romine had some success at the end of July, progress that was attributed publicly to mechanical work alongside hitting coach Kevin Long. Unfortunately, the young catcher hasn't sustained the headway into August, going 5-for-19 (.263) with one homer and one RBI. He doesn't play or hit enough to have relevance outside of deeper AL-only formats.

Austin Romine went 3-for-4 with a run scored against the Rangers on Thursday.

The three hits marked a career-high. Romine has swung the bat a little bit better over the past couple of weeks, so he could begin to steal playing time away from Chris Stewart moving forward. We don't see much fantasy value outside of AL-only formats, though.

Sabathia was at 275 pounds at the start of camp last season. Normally players coming back from knee surgery tend to try to lose some weight, but Sabathia wanted to get back to the weight where he's been most successful. "I feel like this is a good weight," Sabathia said. "I feel a little stronger. I feel my legs under me, being a lot stronger, and being able to push off the mound." The lefty is expected to be fully healthy come Opening Day but is a big question mark for fantasy purposes with his velocity and results declining the last couple years.

Ivan Nova (elbow) threw his third bullpen session of spring training on Tuesday.

"I'm just taking it day by day, and I know that a month before they think I'm going to be ready to go to the big leagues, they're going to tell me," Nova said. "So that's the time when I'm going to really prepare for that day." Nova will begin the season in extended spring training and isn't expected to be part of the Yankees' rotation until around midseason.